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A `Hello World` Application in React

Understand how to initialize a React application using Create React App, organize your project structure, clean up unnecessary files, and create a simple Hello World component. This lesson helps you build the foundation for developing client-side features in React.

We can apply what we’ve learned so far by generating a basic React application that can be used as a boilerplate to build an even more complex application. To begin, let’s create a directory called frontend in the root directory of the project and navigate to it:

mkdir frontend
cd frontend

Code Hello World using React

There are many ways to add React to a website, but let’s use the most popular method, “ ...